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Subject: [Leica] Tom & Ted's Excellent Adventure...
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Tue Jun 20 10:40:39 2006
References: <7.0.1.0.0.20060619165826.01a59890@telus.net>

A great pleasure to see Ted alive and very kicking indeed.



Op 20-jun-06, om 03:05 heeft David Young het volgende geschreven:

>
>
> Rose and I had the pleasure of hosting Ted & Irene Grant and Tom &  
> Tuulikki Abrahamsson at our home, here in Logan Lake, for the last  
> four days...
>
> Journalist, Ken Lassiter (while researching for his article in  
> "Photographer's Forum" magazine commented): "Since Yousef Karsh  
> died in 2002, Ted Grant is generally recognized as Canada's  
> greatest living photographer. Being compared to Karsh is one thing  
> that Grant is very humble about."   http://www.telyt.50megs.com/ 
> Ted_1.htm
>
> On Saturday, Rose decided to take Tuulikki for a horseback ride...   
> http://www.telyt.50megs.com/riders.htm
>
> This may have  been one of the most documented rides in history...  
> what with  myself, 400 Telyt in hand, Tom with an "M"  and Ted with  
> his patented system of 280/2.8 w/2x AND 1.4x converters.  http:// 
> www.telyt.50megs.com/Ted_3.htm
>
> A better view of the lens can be seen here... http://www.telyt. 
> 50megs.com/Ted_2.htm
>
> This is what Tom thought of the entire proceedings... http:// 
> www.telyt.50megs.com/Tom.htm
>
> More 'gentle" shots of Tuulikki and Rose are at: http://www.telyt. 
> 50megs.com/Tuulikki.htm and http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Rose.htm   
> The 400 Telyt w/2x converter makes a remarkably good portrait lens,  
> as you can see in Rose's shot as well as several others in this group.
>
> Naturally, we took them to Tunkwa Lake, where I do much of my  
> photography.  We saw the offspring  http://www.telyt.50megs.com/ 
> Grebe.htm  of an albinistic Red Necked Grebe and his/her 'normal"   
> mate that I had photographed last year.   Ted complained "that #@% 
> &*  grey bird won't go the way I want!"  After similar troubles  
> with a Coot, Ted decided that he much preferred shooting the  
> Olympics... "at least the runners all go in the same direction and  
> you know where they'll be!"  And, he allowed, Doug Herr and myself  
> were in no danger from him!  :-)
>
> The next day, we were out at the mine, when Ted showed us the  
> proper use of a Gitzo monopod.  http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Gitzo.htm
>
> Past the mine, in pursuit of wild horses (which we found), we came  
> across a Coyote....  but you have to guess what part Ted played in  
> this shot... http://www.telyt.50megs.com/coyote.htm  :-)
>
> Ted, like many of us, likes to "show the flag"....    http:// 
> www.telyt.50megs.com/Ted_4.htm
>
> I don't think any of us have laughed so hard for 96 continuous  
> hours in a very long time.
>
> BTW:  Ted has a new web-site... http://tedgrantphoto.com/  It's  
> well worth a look!
>
> David.
>
>
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> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
>
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